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Early Hick Lexicon — Earth Terms

Entries in the Earth Terms semantic field.

eltek /el.tek/
compacted, condensed (especially of soil) (adjective) [Basic Terms, Earth Terms]
shaped from loose material (adjective) [Basic Terms, Earth Terms]
Proto-Hick *ʔelu-taku
From phrase 'grale ʔelu taku' (soil together hit). Shows development from physical action to resultant state
grapar /gra.par/
earthworm (noun) — Standard Early Hick form. Maltreks and upper Malter Valley speech may use grapal, especially in the plural grapales. [Animals, Earth Terms]
Shows descriptive compound formation based on movement